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Lia Renée
Lia is a feminine given name. In the Spanish-speaking world, it is accented Lía. In English-speaking countries, the name may be a variant of Leah or Lea. Lia may be a diminutive of various names including Julia, Cecilia, Amelia, Talia, Cornelia, Ophelia, Rosalia / Roselia, Natalia, Aurelia, Adalia / Adelia, Ailia, Apulia, Alia / Aleah. In Hebrew, the name means ''to me, God'' and is also the Israeli version of the English pronunciation of Leah or Lea. It can also be a surname. People with the given name Lia * Lia (artist), Austrian software artist * Lia (Japanese singer) * Lia (South Korean singer) * Lia Andrea Ramos (born 1981), Filipino model * Lia Ashmore (born 1995), Paraguayan model * Lía Bermúdez (1930–2021), Venezuelan sculptor * Francesca Lia Block (born 1962), American writer * Lia Block (Born 2006), American racing driver * Lia Franca (1912-1988) Italian actress * Lía Borrero (born 1976), Panamanian beauty queen * Lia Boysen (born 1966), Swedish a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea (given Name)
Lea is a feminine given name. In French, the name Léa is from the biblical name Leah. In Spanish, the same name is Lía, and in Italian, Lia. In English, it is a name for the word 'lea', pronounced iː meaning pasture or meadow. Notable people with the given name Lea include: People Female * Saint Lea, third-century Catholic saint * Lea Antonoplis (born 1959), American tennis player * Léa Bello (born 1987), French videographer, journalist, doctor of geophysics *Lea Bošković (born 1999), Croatian tennis player * Lea Cohen (born 1942), Bulgarian author and diplomat * Lea Carpenter (American writer and editor) * Lea Dabič (born 1981), Slovenian alpine skier *Lea DeLaria (born 1958), American comedian, actress and jazz musician * Léa Koyassoum Doumta (born 1956), Central African politician and teacher * Léa Drucker (born 1972), French actress *Lea Gottlieb (1918–2012), Hungarian-born Israeli fashion designer * Lea Faragó (Hungarian handballer) * Lea Hernandez (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apulia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises , and has 3,874,166 inhabitants as of 2025. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. The regional capital is Bari. In ancient times, more precisely at the beginning of the first millennium BC, the region of Apulia was inhabited by the Iapygians, while during the 8th century BC its coastal areas were populated by Magna Graecia, ancient Greeks. Later, the region was conquered by the ancient Romans. It was then conquered by the Byzantine Empire, Byzantines, followed by the Normans, the Kingdom of Aragon, Aragonese and the Spanish Empire, Spanish. Subsequently, it bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lía Borrero
Lía Victoria Borrero González (born August 22, 1976) is a Panamanian model and beauty queen who was the first Panamanian delegate in history to win a major beauty pageant, the title of Miss International 1998. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. Early life Lía won her first beauty contest in early 1996 when she became queen of the Las Tablas carnival, a title that had previously been won by her aunt by the same name Lía Victoria Borrero de Jurado. Señorita Panamá She competed in the Miss Panama competition that same year, where she beat other 14 contestants and became Miss Panama 1996. This gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant, broadcast live from Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Universe She was a Top 6 finalist, the highest placement ever by a Panamanian at the time (a record that would not be surpassed until 2002). Miss USA Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Franca
Lia Franca (1912 – 1 January 1988) was an Italian film actress. She was sometimes credited as Lya Franca and Libia Franca. Life and career Born Livia Caterina Petra Penso in Trieste, Franca started her career winning a beauty contest, "Miss Trieste", in 1927. Eager to pursue a film career, shorty later Franca moved to Turin, where she tried without success to be put under contract from the production company "Società Anonima Stefano Pittaluga", and finally moved to Rome where she started her brief career. She debuted in 1930 with the short film ''Arietta antica'', and then starred in ''Resurrection'' by Alessandro Blasetti, the first Italian sound film, thus becoming the first Italian actress to have spoken in a film. Franca is best known for the role of Mariuccia in Mario Camerini's '' What Scoundrels Men Are!'', starred alongside Vittorio De Sica; in this time, at the height of her success, Franca knew and decided to marry the film director Mario Sequi Mario Sequi (30 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Block
Lia Block (born October 1, 2006) is an American List of female racing drivers, racing driver currently competing in F1 Academy for ART Grand Prix. She is a member of the Williams Driver Academy. Block previously competed for Block House Racing in the American Rally Association, Carl Cox Motorsport in Extreme E, and in Nitrocross in the 2023–24 Nitrocross Championship, 2023–24 season for Olsbergs MSE, OMSE. Career American Rally Association Lia Block made her American Rally Association debut in the 2021 Oregon Trail Rally. She then competed full-time for the 2022 season. Block competed in the 2023 American Rally Association season in the Open 2WD (O2WD) class. She became the youngest champion in the series' history. On October 1, 2024, it was announced that Block would be competing in the 2024 Lake Superior Performance Rally, taking over Brandon Semenuk's Subaru WRX. Extreme E On July 3, 2023, Carl Cox Motorsport announced that they had signed Block for the remainder of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Lia Block
Francesca Lia Block (born December 3, 1962) is an American writer of adult and young-adult literature. She wrote the '' Weetzie Bat'' series, which she began while a student at UC Berkeley. Early life and education Block was born in Los Angeles in 1962. Her mother was a poet and her father was the screenwriter and painter Irving Block. She attended North Hollywood High School and the University of California, Berkeley, and later studied for her MFA from the University of California at Riverside. Career Block writes both novels and poetry. Her first two books, ''Moon Harvest'' (1978) and ''Season of Green'' (1979), were small-press illustrated poetry collections, now out of print. Since then, she has released several standalone collections of poetry, as well as incorporating poetry and lyrics into many of her novels. She has published over 40 books. Block did not originally start out with an editor, but was published by using her connections. She attributed her success part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lía Bermúdez
Lía Bermúdez (4 August 1930 – 22 October 2021) was a Venezuelan sculptor. Bermúdez was born in Caracas. She began her studies at the School of Applied Arts in Caracas (1944–1946) and moved to Maracaibo. There in 1947, she continued her studies at the Escuela de Bellas Artes. She was a student of the masters Francisco Narváez and Julio Maragall. Major exhibitions: Centro de Bellas Artes, Maracaibo, Zulia State, 1957, Ateneo de Valencia, Carabobo State, 1966, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Museum of Modern Art of Latin America, Washington, DC, 1979, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, 1989. In 1992, this museum presented a retrospective of her work. She was awarded the Order of the Liberator Knighthood, an award from the University of Carabobo, Zulia Governor's Award, Order of Maracaibo City in the first class, Order of Francisco de Miranda, Ana Maria Campos decoration and the National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela National may ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Ashmore
Lia Aymara "Leah" Duarte Ashmore (born 5 April 1995) is a Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2022. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ashmore represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2022. She was previously crowned as Miss Grand Paraguay 2017 and represented Paraguay at the Miss Grand International 2017 where she finished in the Top 20. Pageantry Miss Universe Paraguay 2022 On August 26, 2022 Ashmore represented the department of Guairá and 14 other finalists competed for four titles in the Miss Paraguay 2022 at Paseo La Galería in Asunción. At the end of the event, she was crowned as Miss Universe Paraguay 2022 and succeeded Miss Universe 2021 1st Runner-Up Nadia Ferreira. Miss Universe 2022 Ashmore represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2022 Miss Universe 2022 was the 71st Miss Universe pageant, held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on 14 January 2023. This was the first ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia Andrea Ramos
Lia Andrea Aquino Ramos-Moss is a Filipino model, beauty pageant titleholder, and entrepreneur. She represented the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant held in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, .... Lia was also voted as ''Miss Photogenic'' that same year. She is a political science graduate of the University of the Philippines. She was previously a program officer for The Asia Foundation in Manila. Currently, Ramos is the CEO of Glamourbox, a Philippines-based beauty and cosmetics retailer. References External links Binibining Pilipinas winners Miss Universe 2006 contestants Living people 1981 births People from Davao City {{Philippines-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia (South Korean Singer)
Choi Ji-su (; born July 21, 2000), known mononymously as Lia (), is a South Korean singer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Itzy, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2019. Early life Lia was born on July 21, 2000, as Choi Ji-su, in Incheon, South Korea. While in elementary school, she moved to Toronto, Canada. She initially passed the audition for SM Entertainment, but backed out due to a disagreement with her parents. Lia returned to South Korea and attended North London Collegiate School in Jeju. In 2017, she passed the audition for JYP Entertainment, and became a trainee for two years. She later graduated from School of Performing Arts Seoul. Career 2019–present: Debut with Itzy On February 12, 2019, Lia officially debuted as a member of Itzy, with the release of their first single album, '' It'z Different'', and a music video for the lead single "Dalla Dalla". In 2022, Lia released her solo song "Always Be Your Star" for MBC's ''The Red Sleeve''. In the same y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia (Japanese Singer)
Lia (born December 20; also stylized in all caps as LIA) is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Lia recorded " Tori no Uta" for Key's 2000 visual novel ''Air'', which was reused in its 2005 anime adaptation and became influential in popular culture. She additionally recorded two other tracks for the visual novel, which were commercially successful. Lia has continued to work with Key by performing songs for their 2004 visual novel ''Clannad'' and its 2008 anime adaptation, '' Clannad After Story'', the 2005 adult visual novel '' Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life'', as well as the opening themes for Key's original anime series ''Angel Beats!'' in 2010 and '' Charlotte'' in 2015. Her other songs used in anime include ''RF Online'' and '' Initial D Fourth Stage''. In 2012, the Vocaloid software IA was released, which sampled Lia's voice and earned a large fanbase. Career Lia graduated from the Berklee College of Music. Afterwards, she lived in Los Angeles and recorded demo tap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lia (artist)
Lia is an Austrian software artist. Born in Graz, she is now based in Vienna. Her work includes the early Net Art sites re-move.org and turux.at. In 2003 she co-curated the Abstraction Now exhibition (Internet Projects and Medialounge) at the Künstlerhaus Wien in Vienna, Austria. In 2003 Lia received an Award of Distinction in the Net Vision/Net Excellence Category for re-move.org. In the 1990s and early 2000s, she and her collaborator at Turux employed software normally used for multimedia CD-ROMs and Web page enhancements, notably Macromedia Director, to create animated abstract images, which "demonstrates the raw visual horsepower of these tools when they’re not yoked to some mundane purpose." Her early work has been highlighted in histories of computer and digital art, particularly for its use of novel forms of interactivity. Lia subsequently developed and released interactive generative art pieces as iOS apps, and has discussed the ways in which her construction of digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
